Theorist

Walter Benjamin

1892–1940 Cultural theory / critical theory

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Details

Nationality: German

Classifications

Holder: Individual
Source of authority: ReasonLived experience
Subject: Human centred
Political position: Subaltern resistant
Mode of transmission: Text drawing
Knowledge type: Propositional
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Connections

authored The Arcades Project
associated with Art Nouveau

Sources

Walter Benjamin. Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit. 1935.
in Crysler, Cairns & Heynen (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory, SAGE, 2012 — export p. 12-13 of 20
in Crysler, Cairns & Heynen (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory, SAGE, 2012 — export p. 16-17 of 19

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Walter Benjamin." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/walter-benjamin/. Accessed September 1, 2026.